STATES BRITISH POSITION.
Premier Lloyd-George Stands
For Sanctity of Treaties.
Armament Limitation and
Self Government. Belgium
Must Be Restored and
France's Wrongs Must Be
Rightened.
Great Britain's war aims were
set forth Saturday by Premier
Lloyd George in the broadest
and at the same time most spe
cific manner in which they have
yet been stated. In one the most
striking and comprehensive ut
terances of the war, the premier
made it clear what the British
nation and empire would regard
as a just and durable peace.
This, he declared, must be
achieved by the re-establish
ment of the sanctity of treaties,
territorial adjustments on the
basis of self-government and the
limitation of armaments guar
anteed by an international or
ganization.
Great Britain was not fight
ing, said the premier, to disrupt
Germany, destroy Austro-Hun
gary or take Turkey's capital or
her home lands from her. The
desire instead, he insisted, was
to turn Germany from hei*
schemes of military dominion to
beneficent tasks in the world
and to settle the territorial ques
tions of the war in a way that
would do justice to the various
nationalities affected.
In effect a reply to and rejec
tion of the peace terms of the
central powers as voiced by
their spokesman recently at
Brest-Litovsk, the premier's
speech war for the most part an
affirmative utterance. In great
detail he went into the many
problems calling for solution if
the peace he had in mind was to
be forthcoming.
Thus, he indicated, Belgium
must be completely restored
and reparation made to her as
far as possible; France must
have the wrong of 1871? the
taking from her of Alsace-Lor
raine ? righted; an independent
Poland must be established, in
cluding all of Polish nationality
who desire to joip in it; the peo
ples of such regions as Arabia,
Palestine, Mesopotamia and Ar
menia, who have been under
Turkish dominion, must have
their separate national condi
tions recognized ; the wishes and
interests of the natives of the
German colonies must be pri
marily regarded by the peace
conference; the claims of Italy
for reunion for those of her own
race and language must be re
garded as vital; Rumania, Ser
bia, and Montenegro must be re
stored.
All these and other like ad
justments, the premier showed,
would be carried out in accord
ance with the principle of self
government, or the consent of
the governed, the enunciation of
which may be taken as the key
note of his speech. This form
of settlement, he declared,
should replace the old system of
negotiations at a council table
by a few schemers trying to pro
mote the interests of one
dynasty or another.
Regret that Russia was no
longer fighting \>n the side of
the allies was expressed by the
premier, who declared only Rus
sia's own people could save her
own 'from falling utimately un
der Prussian domination.
In beginning, the premier
pointed out that he was speak
ing not merely for the British
government. He had been at
pains to consult representative
opinion of all sections of thought
before framing his utterances,
and thus was speaking the mind
of the nation and the empire.
An interesting development
of the day was the complication
at Brest-Litovsk, where the
peace negotiators of the central
powers arrived for a resumption
of the conferences with the Rus
sians only to find the Russian
representatives not there. In
stead a message was awaiting
them proposing the transfer of
negotiations to Stockholm. It
appeared later, however, accord
ing to German advices, that the
Russian delegates, on learning
that the Germans had returned
to Brest-Litovsk, were starting
from. Petrograd for the former
place, accompanied by Leon
Trotzky, the bolsheviki foreign
minister.
Military operations of a major
nature are virtually at a stand
still on all the fronts. None of
the official statements record
anything but minor operations.
? Associated Press Summary in Sun
day's dailies.
HOGS TO HELP WIN THE WAR.
The North Carolina Swine Breeders 1
Association at Wilson Last Week j
Took Firm Ground for the Raising j
of More Hogs.
It is conced i everywhere that
there is a shortage in the meat and
fat "Supply and that it is up to the
American farmer to help make good
by using his utmost endeavor to in
crease the supply. /
At Wilson last wjeok the North
Carolina Swine Breeders' Association
passed the following resolutions:
"It is recognized the world over that
the meat and fat supply of th? world
is distressingly short and unless the
American farmer comes to the rescuc
the situation will undoubtedly b<come
critical. Our Government recognizes
the fact that the hog is the farm
animal above all others to supply a
quick and rapid increase in the moat
and fat supply of the world; so the
farmer is called upon to do his "bit"
by meeting the meat demands cf our
own people and our Allies by raising
an increased number of hogs. To
meet this demand special obligations
have been laid by the Government
upon several States, these States be
ing asked to hake specific and definite
increase in the weight of hogs laise^
during the year 1918. North Carolina
is asked to do her part by raising 10
per cent more hogs this year than last
year. Last year the increase, accord
ing to the tax receipts was something
over 30,000 hogs. This year the in
crease, if we are to meet the demands
of the world, must be about 150,000
hogs. This is a heavy responsibility,
but it must be met.
"Resolved, therefore, by the N. C.
Swine Breeders' Association that
this responsibility be met by
"First: Encouraging the breeding
of as many gilts and sows as possible
even if the pigs come a3 late as early
summer and the farmers refrain from
selling the females of breeding age.
"Second: By encouraging the
farmers and feeders of the? State to
feed hogs to heavier weight. Twenty
five to fifty pounds extra cn the wei
fiive to fifty pounds extra on the
weight of each hog before it is
slaughtered of sold means the addi
tion of much meat and especially lard
to the total world supply of food.
"Third: That our farmers be en
couraged to prepare pastures both
temporary and permanent to relieve
the drain upon grains find other high
priced feeds just as far as possible,
while at the same time, the expenses
of producing the hogs is cut in half.
The time? may be upon us when corn
must be considered a human rather
than an animal food. When that time
comes, corn must be saved for the use
of humans by increasing our pasture
areas.
"Fourth: That our farmers be en
couraged to exercise extreme caution
in curing their meats after they are
made as perhaps millions cf pounds of
mcfet in the State are lost annually as
a result of improper and careless
methods of curing."
MR. POU TO BLAZE THE WAY.
For President's Water Power Bill.
Conference at White House Results
in Amicable Adjustment of Con
flicting Interests.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 5. ? Presi
dent Wilson has placed the adminis
tration bill on water power legislation
in the hands of Representative
Edward W. Pou, of North Carolina,
with the request that he call the Com
rAittee on Rules together at an early
date for the purpose of blazing the
way for an early consideration of the
measure designed to utilize the 30,
000,000 horsepower of unharnessed
energy. The conference at the White
House between the President and a
dozen members of Congress resulted
in an amicable adjustment of the
conflicting water power interests and
vouchsafed the assurance that the
deadlock of the first session of the
60th Congress would not be repeated.
The conference with the President
was designed to eliminate the contest
of jurisdiction of the several com
mittees in the House that has been so
disastrous in the past. One of the
conferees suggested the multiple com
mittee whenjie told President Wilson
that the committee on acoustics should
have been consulted. The President
replied, "You cannot expect anything i
but "sound" legislation tfrom that'
committee."
The bill presented by the President I
to the conference had been drawn at :
his request by experts of the War;
Department, Department of Interior
and the Department of Agriculture. ?
This bill appeared resonably satisfac
tory to those present, but it was of
such composite nature that its juris
diction could not be confined to any
single committee. To meet the com
pound situation President Wilson
called in Chairman Pou and six mem
bers of the Rules Committee.
The President inquired of Chairman
Pou whether it would be practical for
the Committee on Rules to formulate
a resolution creating a special com
mittee to consider water legislation
from the Interstate and Foreign Com
merce, Agriculture, Rivers and Har
bors and Public Lands Committee.
Chairman Pou stated that the sug
gestion is entirely workable and the
crux of the situation is whether har
mony shall be substituted for the con
gest over jurisdiction which has here
tofore defeated this much desired
legislation.
"While there is a common saying
that the Committee on Rules could
do anything, it is only powerful when
backed by the majority of the
House?"
Representative Pou has authorized
the printing of 1,000 copies of the bill
and a similar number of the reports
as submitted to President Wilson
from the Secretary of War, Secretary
of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture. The North Carolina
Congressman will confer with Speaker
Champ Clark and Majority Leader
Claude Kitchin as to the proposed
measure, and the chances for its pas
sage are bright. ? S. R. Winters, in
News and Observer.
Two Bits a Day Clubs.
? ? ? ?
Out In Phoenix, Ariz., a movement
has been inaugurated for the forma
tion of "Two Bits a Day" clubs, the
members of which are to buy a quar
ter's worth of Thrift Stamps ? very
day. Three men each took a hundred
Thrift cards, pasted one stamp in each
card, and sold the entire lot before
two blocks had been covered.
"Two bits" is the old term, dating
back to the early days of the country,
for a quarter of a dollar, and is still
used in the South and West. Every
patriotic American now wants "to do
his bit"; the members of these clubs
are carrying out this idea finely in
doing their "two bits" every day. It
is hoped that "Two Bits a Day" clubs
v/ill vr formed all over the country in
the great war-pavings campaign.
AVIATOR WRITES FROM CAMP.
Having Great Time While Developing
As a Flyer at Fort Thomas. North
Carolina Hoy Tells How He Spent
Christmas in Cincinnati.
(By M. B. Andrews.)
Kenly, Jan. 5. ? The following let
letter will explain itself. It was
written by Mr. Alva Edison Andrews,
Who is a member of the aviation corps
now in training at Fort Thomas, Ken
tucky. Young Andrews is writing to
his people at home and telling them
how he and his three chums were
royally entertained on Christmas for
dinner by Mr. and Mrs. Klein, of
Cincinnati. Mr. Andrews is of Mount
Olive, North Carolina. It is interest
ing to observe that the letter is ad
dressed to his father and all the
family, rather than to his mother;
the explanation is that his mother
died when he was a small chap of a
boy.
It will be noticed that the following
sentence appears in the last para
graph of the letter "When you all
read this, please 'forward to Melvin
and Carrie.' " I am the person to
whom he refers as Melvin, and my
wife is Carrie.
The letter in full is as follows:
"Fort Thomas, Kentucky.
"Wednesday, 2(5 December, 1917.
"Dear' Papa and All,
"Well, I suppose you wonder how I
spent Christmas.
"Of course I missed the home folks;
but, aside from tlrat, it was the j
largest I have ever had.
"We were given the entire day off.
Four of us boys were invited to din- '
ncr by a man and his life from Cin- '
'? nnati. All four of us are college
n en; I have met the other fellows
s nee coming here. Three of us had
bjen to the Panama Exposition ? but
not together, you see.
"When we reached their home on
Christmas morning, Mr. .and Mrs.
Klein both met us at the door, and
with every show of courtesy, com
manded us to act just exactly as if we
were at home.
"The home was nothing less than a
large stone mansion. Giant fire-places
were everywhere. It was the most
cheery looking home imaginable.
"After warming good and getting
well acquainted, we went in to dinner
? and such a dinner I never saw be
fore: A negro waiter in full dress
served us from the kitchen, directed
by Mrs. Klein,, who gave him orders
by pressing an electric button under
her heel. Our names were at our
different places. There was nothing
stiff about their table manners. Mr.
Klein carved the turkey and just kept
piling it on our plates all the time.
He joked us continuously and very
nearly made us eat ourselves to death.
It is indeed home style when every
body just keeps right on eating
simply for the fun of it!
"In the middle of the dinner, Mrs.
Klein proposed to drink a toast to our
sweethearts and folks at home. It
was pulled off in a very fashionable
manner.
"Even the dessert consisted of three
courses.
"They did not say, 'Well, boys, we
knew you would be lonesome; and so
we decided to invite you out to try to
cheer you up a little.' They laughed
and joked all the time, gnd said they
thought it would be fun Indeed to go
out to camp with .us and eat with us
out of our tin pans and cups. They
thanked us for coming, saying that
they would have had a very dull
Christmas without; they even added
that we had honored them by going!
"After dinner we sat in the library
a while. Cushions were everywhere.
The room contained enough good
books for a public library. We boys
came to find out that our tales of
travels sounded about like a Jew's
harp does in the presence of Sousa's
Band. They, too, had been to the Ex
position and everywhere else in the
United States. They talked of going
abroad about -as I talk of going to
the movies. They have been over to
Europe a great many times. Let me
add that they did not try to boast of
it; rather they brought it around in
such a way that it was very interest
ing indeed. Mr. Klein had taken a
lot of scenes in the old country, and
by means of a special high-priced
lens he had, the natural colors of the
scenery were presented. He had
these scenes placed in an electric ma
chine so that we could see them. The
last picture was different, but we did
not recognize it.
" 'I suppose that is some of the
mort beautiful scenery in rural Eng
land, is it not?' asked one of our boys.
" 'No, that is our Newport home.'
"You could have killed us with a
tooth pick.
"They know personally lots of the
great public men; such as, Vanderlip,
McAdoo, and many others. Mr. Klein
is not a college man ? self-made, ?
but both he and his wife are astonish
ingly well informed and well edu
cated. They are perhaps between
forty and fifty year? old, and they
looked distinguished indeed. There
is nothing cheap" in their make-up.
They were originally from Kentucky,
and they are like our good old South
ern people.
"They said we must make their
home our home as long as we are
here. They say they want us to take
supper with them real often, and they
promised to invite some girls. They
even told us to carry our torn clotbqs
and loose buttons over to Mrs. Kk'in
and allow her to make repairs for us.
They said that no matter what we
need, they are going to get it for us.
They are going to give each of us a
sweater this week. They say that we
are theirs now and that tliey hope we
will stay here indefinitely. 1 hardly
think, however, we will be here more
than a week longer.
"Mr. and Mrs. Klein are the most
wonderful entertainers you ever heard
of. I have never had a better time in
my life.
"There is n registered druggist here
from North Carolina, lie gave up a
job paying a hundred and twenty-five
dollars a month to come. In fact he
owned/ one-fourth of a ten thousand
dollar business, and he had other
money besides. He simply will no? let
me go wanting for a thing. He will
take cover right off his bed or do
anything else to accommodate me.
He is acquainted with a number of
well-to-do families in Cincinnati, and
he has promised to take me over to
see some of them the next time I can
get off.
"There is nothing shabby about our
bunch of boys. Thty always pass
around .their boxes from home, and
they wiir do anything in the world for
you if they like you. Three have al
ready invited me to come over after
supper and help them enjoy their
boxes. Their entire attitude is more
like that of college boys than of sol
diers.
"Everybody here seems to be con
genial. The merchants in Cincinnati
are better to us than we could even
ask. On the whole we are in the
midst of good people.
"Recently we all gave a dime apiece
and with the money bought some
musical instruments for our boys.
We have some splendid musicians in
our crowd.
"When you all read this, please
forward to Melvin and Carrie. As I
have to write in snatches, it is im
possible for me to write to everyone
often.
"Lots of love,
"ALVA." I
MOTHER OF MRS. T. M. JORDAN
DIES IN WAYNE COUNTY.
Mrs. E. D. Sasscr, of Wayne county,
died at her homo in that county yes
terday. Mrs. Sasser before her mar
riage to Mr. A. L. Sasser was Miss
Holt, of Johnston county. She is sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs. T. M.
Jordan, of Raleigh, and five sons,
these being Messrs. D. A., George D.,
and John W. Sasser, of Goldsboro, L.
B. Sasser, of Wilmington and W. D.
Sasser, of Fort Smith, Ark. Mrs.
Sasser was in her eightieth year, and
was a member of tfca Methodist
church. ? News and Observer.
EDWIN SMITH POU MARRIED.
Son of North Carolina Congressman
Suprises Parents. Dance for Couple
at New Willard.
Washington, Jan. 3. ? Ensign Ed
win S. Pou, of the navy flying reserve
corps was married yesterday at Eliza
beth City to Miss Margare', Roberts,
daughter of Major A. C. Roberts, now
in Franco with General Pors'-.ing.
Ensign Pou is a son of Representative
Pou. He gave his parents a suprisc
by getting married without giving
notice. Mrs. Pcu is popular in army
circles hero.
The bride rnd bridegroom eve
given p, tea uance at the New Willard
tonight by T. D. Ward and Miss Ruth
Watkins.? H. E. C. I&yant in Char
lotte Observer.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS HALT.
Split Caused by Demand of Russians
to Transfer Conference to Stock
holm. Political Unrest Exists in
Germany. Bin Guns Roar in Italy.
Cold Weather and .Much Snow.
The Associated Press Summary of
War News for Sunday follows:
Although Weather continues cold
and much snow li* 3 on the ground in
Northern France there has been con
siderable activity by the iinfantry.
Big guns roar in Italy.
The peace negotaticns between the
Central Powers ,-nd the Bolsheviki
government in Russia have been
"temporily suspended" by the Ger
mans.
I* rum the meagre advices received
it appears the rock upon which a con
tinuation of the pourparlers split was
the demand of tho Russians that the
conference be resumed at Stockholm,
instead of at Brest-Litovsk. Dis
satisfied with the proposals for peace
made by the Teutonic Allies beforo
the recess of the Brest-Litovsk con
ference, Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki
foreigh minister had been insistent on
the deliberations being held on neutral
soil instead of at the German eastern
headquarters. The Germans, how
ever, had been equally as firm in their
determination not to treat with the
Russians r.t any other place than
Brest-Litovsk.
German advices Saturday were to
the effect that the Bolsheviki dele
gates, on finding 4that the represen
tatives of the Teutonic Allies were
at Brest-Litovsk awaiting them, had
started for this town but nothing has
come through to show that these had
any foundation in fact. The decision
of tho Germans to discontinue the sit
tings was arrived at during a crown
council held in Berlin Saturday which
was attended by Field Marshal Von
Ilindenburg and General Von Luden
dorff, first quartermaster general.
A belated dispatch from Berlin
gives as the reason for the refusal of
the Germans to consider Stockholm a
place where peace might be advanta
geously discufesed the fear that
British, French and American diplo
mats in the Swedish capital would be
intrigue render all endeavors futile.
Dispatches from Berlin indicate
that although the Reichstag parties in
the main are supporting the govern
ment, considerable political unrest is
prevalent and that strong efforts are
being made to hold the Socialists in
line. The Socialist organ in Berlin
characterizes the situation as extra
ordinarily serious.
Although the weather continues cold
and much snow lies on the ground in
northern France, there has been con
siderable activity by the infantry in
the Arras sector in Flanders, and on
the eastern part of the front along
the Moselle river. Near Bullecourt
the British have recaptured in a coun
ter-attack the sap taken from them
Saturday by the Germans. There
were intermittent artillery duels Sun
day along the entire battle front.
In the Italian theatre the big guns
of both sides are hammering away at
opposing positions in the hills and
on the lower reaches of the Piave
river. Several attempts by the Aus
tro-Germans to make headway with
small detatchments between the
Brenta and the Piave rivers were re
pulsed. ,
THIRTY DEGREES BELOW
7*ERO WEATHER AT BOONE.
Watauga has just experienced the
coldest weather on record. In the
Beaver Dam section the mercury
varied from 19 to 28 below zero and
at Valle Crucis it registered 30 below.
This was on Saturday night, 29th, and
Sunday morning, 30th. At Blowing
Rock it was 10 below ^nd 8 to 10 at
Boone. Therefore Boone has lost the
distinction of being the coldest place
in the county. At this writing an
other snow storm is on with wind
from the west. ? Boone dispatch tot
News and Observer.
School Opening at Zebulun Delayed.
On account of the bursting of the
boiler in the basement of the main
building by water freezing in it,
Wakelon High School did not open
Monday as was expected. Prof. Lock
hart has been unable so far to secure
?i man to repair the boiler, but hopes
to have everything in running con
dition by next Monday. Announce
ment will be made at all the churches
Sunday regarding the opening of the
school. ? Zebulun News. s